Martinez Earns Summit League Player of the Week Honors

Mar 21, 2016

ELMHURST, Ill. – Oral Roberts' Rolando Martinez was named Summit League Baseball Player of the Week, while South Dakota State reliever Landon Busch garnered the league's Pitcher of the Week award for their performances during the week of March 14-20.

Tossed three shutout innings of relief to earn a 3-2, 12-inning win in the Jacks' league-opener at Oral Roberts

Finished with five strikeouts in his three innings, including striking out the side in the 12th inning to preserve the win

In his last three appearances, he has only allowed one run over his last 11.0 innings pitched (0.82 ERA), striking out 16 while allowing only six hits

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